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Eric Dobrusin Eric M. Dobrusin is a shareholder in the Dobrusin Law Firm, PC in metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan, where he concentrates his practice in intellectual property law. He is a member of the Michigan Bar and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Dobrusin previously served as the Executive Director of the National Patent Board, and he has served as an ADR Neutral and a Special Master in IP litigation disputes. Mr. Dobrusin has presented talks and authored articles on a variety of intellectual property topics. He also has co-authored books entitled, “Intellectual Property Culture: Strategies to Foster Successful Patent and Trade Secret Practices in Everyday Business” (LexisNexis) and Intellectual Property Litigation: Pretrial Practice, Third Edition (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business). Mr. Dobrusin has earned recognition as a SuperLawyer®, Best Lawyers® in America (2014 Patent Law Lawyer of the Year for Detroit), dBusiness Magazine Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Leading Lawyers™, and Managing Intellectual Property Magazine IP Stars. In 2013, he was recognized by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly publication as among its “Leaders in the Law”. Mr. Dobrusin received a B.S. degree in materials and metallurgical engineering from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree fromWayne State University Law School. Bryan Dodson Dr. Dodson is currently the Executive Engineer for SKF. Prior to joining SKF, Dr. Dodson held the positions of Senior Director Corporate Quality & Continuous Improvement for Collins & Aikman and Associate Director of Quality & Reliability Engineering with global responsibility for Visteon. Dr. Dodson has authored several books including: The Reliability Engineering Handbook, Practical Accelerated Testing, and Weibull Analysis: with Software. Dr. Dodson has also developed several software packages including; the Training Pro Interactive Study Guides, the Reliability & Mainte- nance Analyst, and Measurement Assurance. Dr. Dodson served as Chair of the committee that created the International Quality Federation’s Six Sigma Exam and also developed the software that delivers this state of the art exam. Dr. Dodson has published numerous articles in technical journals and teaches several courses for technical societies and as an adjunct faculty member at universities. A Fellow of SAE and ASQ, Dr. Dodson holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering, an M.B.A., and a Doctor of Business Administration. In addition, he is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), a Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and a licensed Professional Engineer in Michigan. Michael Doherty Mike Doherty is Vice President of Marketing at Means Industries, where he is responsible for marketing, new business development and strategy. Means Industries is an industry leader in transmission clutching technology, products include – Mechanical Diode (MD)™ One Way Clutches, Controllable Mechanical Diodes (CMD)™ Selectable One Way Clutches, clutch plates, formed metal clutch
housings, hubs, carriers and pistons. Mike has worked for Means for 20 years in various roles including Product Engineering, Sales, Operations and Marketing. In his product engineering role he led a team that developed wet disk clutches. He holds a BSME from Saginaw Valley State University and EMBA from Northwood University. Heiko Dörr Dr. Heiko Dörr was appointed CEO of Model Engineering Solutions GmbH (MES) in January 2016, after years experience as a managing partner. A trailblazer of model-based development from the very beginning, he strives to open new fields for its application. He ensures that the competences within the company are well aligned to drive quality in all areas in the right direction. Joseph Doyle Joseph Doyle is the principal of Strategic Insights, Inc., a Michi- gan-based consulting firm, specializing in executive leadership. Mr. Doyle completed a 30-year career with General Motors Corpo- ration, where he held a variety of positions including: Internal Business Consultant with General Motors University, Senior Research Manager with the Corporate Organization Research and Development Activity, Manager of the Corporate Executive Development Activity and Lead Consultant with the Corporate Strategy and Decision Support Staff. Prior to joining General Motors, he held positions with the U.S. Public Health Service, Ford Motor Company and the Management and Organization Devel- opment Department of General Motors Institute (now Kettering University). While at GM, Mr. Doyle established GM’s Executive Development Curriculum; facilitated Executive Global Task Teams in India, Indonesia, Thailand, England and Australia; and served as the Corporate Liaison on Leadership and Strategy to the US Army War College and the National Defense University. As an adjunct professor, he has taught Engineering Administration at the University of Detroit’s Graduate School of Engineering, Organi- zation Behavior at The University of Michigan Dearborn’s School of Business and Business Strategy at Oakland University’s School of Business Administration. Dr. Doyle holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Physical Science from Eastern Michigan University, a Master’s Degree in Applied Statistics and Research Methodology from Wayne State University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Michigan. Timothy Drotar Timothy Drotar is currently a product development engineer at Ford Motor Company where he specializes in chassis systems and vehicle dynamics for passenger cars and light trucks. He also has developed engineering training in suspension and steering. Previ- ously, he worked for Saturn Corporation in product engineering. Tim is a member of the Course Industry Advisor Board for Chassis Systems Design at Kettering University, and a member of SAE and SCCA. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
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